Bates, Weisman and Broderick's Captain Atom was fantastic. One of the best Post-COIE of all. It kind of took a downspin after Broderick left, though.
The fairly recent 6 issue mini-0series was also pretty good. To bad DC seems to still be obsessed with the Dr. Manhattan versions.
Peace
How about Dr. Graves, Ditko's toned down Dr. Strange?
from Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe Vol. IV (June 1985)
Yes, of course, but that DC Comics Presents was, to my knowledge, the only appearence of the classic Charlton Captain Atom in the DCU itself before he was properly readapted to the Post COIE continuity. Despite being a HUGE fan of the Weissman/ Broderick Captain Atom, I've always had a special place in my heart for that tale. It's sort of a taste of what could have been.
Peace
Looks like the Blue Beetle Showcase Short will be spotlighting the Charlton era heroes:
..."AND THEY'RE NOT HALF BAD!" LOL! I don't know who was writing their promotional material at the time, but it was no Stan Lee.
In other notes, I preferred the story DC gave Captain Atom, but I preferred the original's power-set. I also liked the idea that he could exhaust his energies and his power would wane. It allowed for a character that could be nigh-invincible, but who could also wind up getting his noggin thumped by a random thug if he stayed at it too long.
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